Aviation Safety Engineer - Bristol, United Kingdom - Reed Talent Solutions

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We are actively looking for diligent and meticulous Aviation Engineers to join either an Aircraft Platform or an Aircraft Systems Delivery Team.

We have multiple Safety Engineering positions available across a breadth of locations. Are you experienced insystems safety management? If so, we want to hear from you


As an Aviation Safety Engineer, you will support the development and management of effective safety management systems focusing on fast jets, transport aircraft or helicopters.

Your main tasks will be the identification and analysis of hazards, the evaluationof risk reduction measures, and ensuring that these are adequately documented and managed.

Aviation safety is paramount and as an Aviation Safety Engineer, you will play a vital role in the air environment.

You should be process driven and have a keen eye for detail.

We are looking for an engineer to influence the safety decisions across the project lifecycle, by ensuring our Armed Forces are equipped with capable, safe-to-operate equipment.

Safety is a nichearea within our engineering teams, we expect you to arrive prepared to upskill, train and develop into the role.


We can offer you opportunities to develop your skillset by supporting aircraft employed across all three defence services, Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force.

Growing your career with us will provide you with diverse opportunities to use your skills andknowledge to develop yourself professionally, whilst being at the forefront of crucial and significant projects.

We offer our employees training, development and mentoring so you can achieve your career goals and aspirations.

In return, we can offer you incredible job stability, career progression, access to world-class training and a supportive culture.

We recognise that the best people for the job are not always available throughout core business hours and are proud to offer flexible, full-time and part-time working to support our colleagues in balancing home and work responsibilities

We operate hybrid working and your duty station can be aligned at any of the following locations:
MOD Abbey Wood, Filton, Bristol BS348JH

RAF Northolt, West End Road, Ruislip, Middlesex, HA46NG

RAF Benson, Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX106AA

RAF Brize Norton, Carterton, Oxfordshire OX183LX

DE&S Yeovil, Somerset BA202YB

RNASCuldrose, HelstonTR127RH

RAF Leeming, Northallerton, DL79NJ

RAF Valley, Holyhead, Anglesey, LL653NY

RAF Lossiemouth, Lossiemouth, Moray, IV316SD

RAF Odiham, Hook, Hampshire RG291QT

RAF Waddington, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN59NB

2 Valley Road, Wattisham Flying Station, Ipswich, Suffolk IP77RE


Please note some attendance to the stated site and business travel in the UK will be required for this position.


About the role
In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

  • Contribute to the development and maintenance of policy and process to satisfy DE&S corporate standards for acquisition safety management
  • Work with colleagues at all levels to ensure compliance with relevant UK and EU legislation and regulations, Ministry of Defence (MOD) regulations and DE&S policy
  • Support the development and management of effective safety management systems; identifying and analysing hazards and contributing to the identification and evaluation of risk reduction measures, ensuring that these are adequately documented and managed
  • Specify safetyrelated systems architectures up to the highest safety integrity levels
  • Manage contractual aspects to ensure safety requirements are captured and manages contractors who perform safety activities
  • Provide informed safety advice to decision makers through project safety panels

Person specification

  • You will hold Professionally Registered status (IEng / CEng or equivalent) with a relevant Engineering, Professional Safety Institute, or equivalent body; or be able to achieve registered status within 12 months of starting in the post
  • You will have experience in the use of system safety management tools & processes, and have evidence of working within a safety management environment
  • You will have experience of providing technical advice and delivery of safety products or services from within an aviation engineering environment
In addition to the responsibilities above, the following technical competences and behaviours will be assessed at interview:

  • Compliance with policy (Practitioner)
  • Complies with system safety requirements (Practitioner)
  • Communicating and influencing
  • Changing and improving

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